ANTAKYA, Turkey (Al Jazeera America)— Hala, 22, cuts a diminutive figure in her loose black abaya, a black headscarf framing her large, almond-shaped, pale blue eyes and fair skin. Eight months ago, before she married, the young Syrian woman didn’t even cover her hair. Now, she’s a...

BEIRUT (AFP)- Syrian rebels battled jihadists from the Islamic State of   Iraq   and Greater   Syria   (ISIS) near   Damascus   Monday, pressing their bid to expel them from their strongholds, an activist group said. Rebels holding positions in...

(Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Abo Dijana, ٍٍS haria judge of the Islamic State group in Southern Damascus has been killed on Saturday, according to activists and rebel sources. Qate’a Abo Bakr al-Siddik (dubbe: Abo Dijana) was killed...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The death toll among Palestinians from the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip reached 508 on Monday, Gaza health officials said as the two sides counted their dead following the bloodiest day of fighting so far in the two-week campaign. Diplomatic...